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Get the user to talk through his or her progress. Don't interrupt, Don't try to help. Keep asking yourself, "Why is he doing that" and "Why is she not doing that"
Jul 06, 2018 03:29AM
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Logesh Paul
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Write code as if you had to support it for the rest of your life.
Aug 27, 2018 07:42AM
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Logesh Paul
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In Zulu, the philosophy of Ubuntu is summed up as “Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu,” which roughly translates to “A person is a person through (other) persons.”

"A developer is a developer through (other) developers.” If we take it down to the metal, then “Code is code through (other) code.”
Aug 27, 2018 06:56AM
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Logesh Paul
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the next time you feel the need to improve your programming skills, don’t read another book. Read code
Aug 26, 2018 10:45AM
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Logesh Paul
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Sometimes the best thing you can do to solve a problem is to put the mouse down and step away from the keyboard.
Aug 26, 2018 10:41AM
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remember that interfaces exist for the convenience of their users, not their implementers
Aug 23, 2018 02:46AM
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Logesh Paul
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Good interfaces are:

Easy to use correctly: People using a well-designed interface almost always use the interface correctly, because that’s the path of least resistance.

With interfaces that are easy to use correctly, things just work.
Aug 23, 2018 02:44AM
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Logesh Paul
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Aug 21, 2018 07:57AM
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Logesh Paul
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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Aug 06, 2018 10:55AM
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Logesh Paul
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Man’s got to know his limitations. — Dirty Harry
Aug 02, 2018 09:08AM
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